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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

CFTC Announces Latest Crypto Sprint Initiative

Just days after the closing of the comment period for the CFTC's first initiative under its Crypto Sprint, on August 21, 2025, the CFTC announced the beginning of its next Crypto Sprint initiative. The CFTC previously...more

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Treasury Issues Request for Comment on Innovative Methods to Detect Illicit Activity Involving Digital Assets

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On August 18, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a Request for Comment, inviting interested members of the public to provide input on innovative methods to detect and mitigate illicit finance risks involving digital...more

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SEC’s ATS Re-proposal Doubles Down on DeFi and Digital Asset Regulation

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In April 2023, the SEC re-proposed amendments to Exchange Act Rule 3b-16 to expand the definition of what it means to be an exchange. When the SEC initially proposed these amendments in January 2022, there were zero direct...more

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With Specific Focus on Crypto, SEC Revisits Proposed “Exchange” Definition Changes

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) voted on Friday, April 14, 2023, to reopen the comment period for previously proposed amendments to Rule 3b-16 under the Exchange Act of 1934 (the...more

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SEC Tackles Digital Assets in Reopened Proposal to Reinterpret Definition of “Exchange”

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Whereas the original proposal did not directly discuss digital assets, the reopening release is mainly focused on digital asset platforms. On April 14, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a release...more

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Digital Asset Custody and the SEC’s Proposed Safeguarding Rule: Significant Potential Implications and Unanswered Questions

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On February 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a proposed rulemaking (the Proposal) that would transform existing Rule 206(4)-2 (the Custody Rule) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday, July 13, 2022

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July 12, 2022- The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a notice seeking public comment regarding potential opportunities and risks presented by developments and adoption of digital assets as part of its work under...more

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SEC Proposes Changes to Regulation ATS for Communication Protocol Systems

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a sweeping expansion in how it defines securities exchanges to capture digital asset platforms, request-for-quote platforms, indication-of-interest platforms (IOI),...more

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SEC Releases 2021 Examination Priorities

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In this Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations released its 2021 Examination Priorities and issued a risk alert noting that “Digital Asset Securities” entail characteristics and...more

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The SEC Issues Statement and Requests Comment Regarding the Custody of Digital Asset Securities by Special Purpose Broker-Dealers

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On December 23, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) issued a statement (Statement) regarding the custody of digital assets that are “securities” under the federal securities laws. The Statement...more

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Biden Administration Issues Regulatory Freeze On New Agency Rules

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In this Issue. In one of its first acts after being installed on January 20, the Biden Administration issued a regulatory freeze on new agency rules that have been adopted but are not yet effective; in one of its final acts...more

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Digital asset securities: broker-dealer custody issues

As 2020 came to a close, the issue of how digital asset securities can be custodied by US broker-dealers became clearer, at least from a regulatory standpoint. In a release issued pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of...more

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Federal Reserve Proposes Rules To Modernize Regulations That Implement CRA

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In the News. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) proposed rules to modernize the regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); the Conference of State Bank Supervisors...more

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SEC Seeks Comment on Application of Custody Rule to Digital Assets

The SEC’s Division of Investment Management is seeking comment on the application of the Custody Rule to digital assets. ...more

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